NOMOPHOBIA

and
PHONE
ADDICTION
Alexis Nicole A. Agarrado
Guest Speaker
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Nomophobia
What is NOMOPHOBIA?
Nomophobia or NO MObile
PHone PhoBIA is used to describe
a psychological condition when
people have a fear of being
detached from mobile
connectivity. (National Library of
Medicine)
 • Low Self-Esteem
Why does • Extrovert
this Personality
happen?
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Other mental disorders like,
social phobia or social
anxiety, and panic disorder
may also precipitate
NOMOPHOBIC symptoms.
Signs and
Symptoms:
• Anxiety
• Agitation
• Sweating
• Disorientation
• Changes in
breathing
• Tachycardia,
which is defined as
afast heartbeat.
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What is
Phone
Addiction?
What is Phone Addiction?
Smartphone addiction, sometimes colloquially known as
“nomophobia” (fear of being without a mobile phone), is
often fueled by an internet overuse problem or internet
addiction disorder. After all, it's rarely the phone or tablet
itself that creates the compulsion, but rather the games,
apps, and online worlds it connects us to.
How are it was noted that nomophobia could

they
possibly lead to smartphone addiction (
Yildirim, 2014) due to constant desire to
be with the smartphone and use it all the
time.

similar? smartphone addiction could also lead to

nomophobia due to uncontrollable
excessive smartphone use that when the
smartphone is away, a feeling of fear or
anxiety takes over.

in addition, Yildiz Durak, 2019 found

that both nomophobia and smartphone
addiction are associated with
problematic smartphone use and
behaviors.
 What Should We Do?

ELIMINATE
SOCIALIZE BAD
HABITS

PLAY CONNECT
SPORTS TO GOD
“Phones are neither good nor bad, they are just lifeless
machines that were invented to serve humankind, yet
humankind, with their everlasting stupidity have turned
this communication marvel into psychological
suicide.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Gospel of Technology